politics for the 99%

Published on Russia Today RT, Nov 23, 2014.

Germany’s FM, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has said he is against Ukraine joining NATO. In an interview with Der Spiegel, he said he considers “that it is possible for NATO to have a partnership with Ukraine, but not membership.”
He also added that he does not believe it is realistic for Ukraine to join the European Union in the foreseeable future, as the economic and political modernization of Ukraine is a “project for a few generations.”
He also urged Kiev to introduce reforms to fight corruption and mismanagement of the economy, saying they had to start immediately and that there was no time to lose … //

… (full text) … and here this Spiegel-Interview in german: Auseinandersetzung im Bündnis, Steinmeier gegen Nato-Mitgliedschaft der Ukraine, im Spiegel Online/Politik, von Christiane Hoffmann, 23. Nov 2014: Die Ukraine will in die Nato, das Bündnis selbst ist in der Frage einer Mitgliedschaft aber gespalten. Deutschlands Außenminister Steinmeier spricht sich klar dagegen aus – Washington will die Tür offenhalten.
Bundesaußenminister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD) hat dem Streben der Ukraine nach einer Mitgliedschaft in der Nato eine klare Absage erteilt …;

• (My comment: this is the first sensible voice of a European politician. Of course, the Ukraine is totally immature for EU membership, not only economically … if even Greece was a mistake … but until now, all this is indeed Washington’s idea, we the people of Europe have never been asked.
• Mein Kommentar: dies ist die erste vernünftige Stimme eines europäischen Politikers. Natürlich ist die Ukraine total unreif für einen EU-Beitritt, nicht nur im ökonomischen Sinne … wenn schon Griechenland ein Fehler war … aber das alles hatte sich ja Washington ausgedacht, bis jetzt sind wir, das europäische Volk, nie gefragt worden.)

Links:

UPDATE: Ferguson reacts to grand jury decision LIVE UPDATES, on Russia Today RT, Nov 25, 2014;

British elite unit carrying out secret missions in Iraq, hundreds of ISIS militants killed, on Russia Today RT, Nov 23, 2014;

Horrific pictures of dead bodies won’t stop wars, on The Guardian, by Paul Mason, Nov 22, 2014: People who believe that showing violent images from conflict zones will deter killing are mistaken;

Libya Then and Now, on Global Research.ca, by Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, Nov 22, 2014: an Overview of NATO’s Handiwork;

Bill Black: Why the New York Fed Isn’t Trustworthy,on naked capitalism, by Yves Smith, Nov 22, 2014;

Emperor’s New Clothes: Money Lacking for Facade of Berlin’s New Palace, on Spiegel Online International, by Sven Becker and Michael Sontheimer, Nov 21, 2014 (Photo Gallery): Construction on Berlin’s new city palace is continuing apace, but organizers lack the money necessary for the structure’s Baroque facade. Even worse, the Berlin city-state may back out of the project;

Yemen’s Houthis – From Saada to Sanaa, on Al-Ahram weekly online, by Ahmed Eleiba, Nov 20, 2014: An exclusive interview with Saleh Al-Sammad, a key figure in the Houthi movement in Sanaa, about Ansar Allah, power sharing and Houthi plans and goals;

Delusional US ‘Group Think’ on Syria, Ukraine, on ConsortiumNews, by Robert Parry, Nov 20, 2014;

Website: We are the 1 percent, We stand with the 99 percent.

US-Petition: Keep Families Together, Support President Obama’s action on immigration, on Care2petitions, author Nathan Empsall;

It’s a mystery: Where has 99% of the ocean’s trash gone?, on Market Watch, July 1, 2014 – the Pacific Ocean trash: some people say it’s the size of Texas, others, almost double the area of the continental U.S. Now scientists are saying it may actually be shrinking — and they’re not sure why.